The Portland daily press., 1887-06-25
THE STATE.
ANDRoscoeGIN COUNTY.

ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.
The recent rains have greatly beauti6ed
Z he crops in the vicinity of Livermore Falls.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
Last Saturday afternoon Asa Mllliken, OF
Newfield, was thrown from his wagon ana
received injuries from which he afterwards
died.
The Brunswick Telegraph complains of
the theft of flowers and vases from the cem-
eteries Of the town.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The city schools Of Gardiner closed Thurs
day.
gusta, numbered thirteen, Thursday-four
boys and nine girls.
Miss Maud Trip, daughter Of Chief JUS
tice Tripp, of the Supreme Court Of Dakota,
hiss been visiting Mr. and Mrs. A. III. Barton,
Of Benton Miss Trip, in company with
her father, who is native OF Maine, Will
visit Europe this summer, sailing from New
York early in July.
July lst the ten hour law goes into effect
at the Lockwood mills at Waterville. IL
their employees prefer, and 1t Is thought that
they will, the old laws will be continued
through the week except on Saturdays, when
q half holiday will be given. In this way
the sixty working hours per week will be oc-
cupied.
1t Is thought that the Archie McKlnnon,
who recently disappeared from VassalbOro,
leaving his family there, Is the same Archie
McKinnon who recently perished at.sea, hav-
ing been lost from the fishing schooner The
reSa ID. Baker.
AL Peddler, Augusta's lucky fisherman,
river. Wednesday night, and landed it. The
fsh was seven feet and a half long, and
weighed over three hundred pounds.
KNOX COUNTY.
The people of Vinalhaven will have a
grand fourth of July celebration.
Thursday morning terrible accident oc-
CURED at the lngraham limerick quarry, at
Rockland. A heavy blast had been prepared,
and as 1t was about to be fired the workmen
all retired to safe distance and under shell
ter. Joseph Ingraham, son Of Mr.. Charles
X. lngraham, who resides on the West Mead
ow road, boy of about sixteen yea OF age,
was there, and he took shelter under shell
bank of the quarry. Here he was fully pro-
tected from the debris thrown directly rom
the blast, but the jar OF the discharge dis
lodged large rock from the bank many feet
above, and this fell, striking young Ingra-
ham on the head. The skull was crushed in
and the scalp cut, making terrible wound.
iSc Rr. banks was summoned and performed
tne necessary surgical operations, and the
patient Is having the best of care. But re-
coVery is somewhat doubtful.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
Dexter is trying the experiment of convey
ing 10 and from the village schools the schOl-
ars that live in the small districts and do not
nave the advantages OF long terms of school.
The managers of the Eastern Maine State
Fair, at Bangor, have decided to have a cat
show in connection " ith this immense ex-
hibition to be given Tuesday. Aug 80, to Fri
day. Sept 2, inclusive.
At Lincoln, ON the Fourth of July, a SOL
Mana monument will be dedicated. General
diers' ger Tucker, of the Maine Central, in
view Of the occasion and the recent misfor-
tune OF the town by fire, has kindly waived
the rule OF the company in this case, and
given instructions for the free transportation
OF the Bangor band to Lincoln and return on
that day.
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
Henry r. Mason, one of Baths oldest and
most respected citizens, died Wednesday.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The Fairfield Journal has completed its
hrst year under charge of Editor E. p. Mayo,
and finds itself one of the leading weeklies
of the State.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Two boys and ten girls graduated from the
Calais High School this year.
The Eastport Sentinel says 1t Is under
stood that John Il. Stevens, Esq, for a long
time Deputy Collector of customs at Vance
boro, will go to Bar Harbor and take charge
Of branch banking house to be established
there by G. II. Stanford d Co.
Lubec will celebrate the Fourth.
YORK COUNTY.
Last Tuesday, while large stone was be-
ing hOisted into the abutment of the new
bridge on the railroad from York village to
York Harbor, the derrick broke, severely in
Juring Moses Hanson, who was at work
near.